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ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Volume 64, Issue 10, Pages 3355-3363Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/art.34555
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- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
- University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
- Eisai
- Takeda
- Astellas
- Abbott
- Mitsubishi Tanabe
- Chugai
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- MSD
- Pfizer
- Daiichi Sankyo
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Objective Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are considered to be a novel tool for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of their multipotency to differentiate into osteoblasts and chondrocytes, their immunosuppressive effects, and availability. The aim of this study was to assess the mechanisms of human MSC differentiation into osteoblasts under inflammatory conditions. Methods Human MSCs were cultured in commercialized osteogenic induction medium with inflammatory cytokines for up to 10 days. Osteoblast differentiation was detected by alkaline phosphatase staining and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of multiple osteoblast markers. Mineralization was assessed by alizarin red S staining. Results Among the various cytokines tested, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) induced differentiation of human MSCs into osteoblasts, which was confirmed by alkaline phosphatase activity, expression of RUNX2 mRNA, and strong alizarin red S staining. Among various molecules of the Wnt family, Wnt-5a and receptor tyrosine kinaselike orphan receptor 2 (Ror2), a major receptor of Wnt-5a, were significantly induced in human MSCs by IL-1 beta. Silencing of either WNT5A or ROR2 by small interfering RNA with 2 different sequences reduced alkaline phosphatase activity, RUNX2 expression, and alizarin red S staining of human MSCs induced by IL-1 beta. Conclusion IL-1 beta effectively and rapidly induced human MSC differentiation into osteoblasts and mineralization, mainly through the noncanonical Wnt-5a/Ror2 pathway. These results suggest potential benefits of IL-1 beta treated human MSCs in the treatment of damaged bone as well as in the induction of self-renewal and self-repair of damaged tissue, including osseous tissue.
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